A sorcerer facing execution in 1691 Massachusetts (played by Julian Sands) finds himself unexpectedly moved through time to 1988, with a determined witch-hunter (Richard E. Grant) hot on his trail. He joins forces with a young woman (Lori Singer) as they hunt down this dangerous figure. "Warlock," released in 1989, shares some parallels with “Terminator,” except that instead of characters traveling from the future…

It’s genuinely a B-movie treasure; the filmmakers cleverly combined a story about witches from the Salem period with a lower budget. What elevates this movie is its excellent humor, consistently delivered with complete sincerity. Numerous subtle jokes were incorporated, and they would have fallen flat if the performers had been overly theatrical—instead, they treated it with the seriousness of a dramatic work. …